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Model, actor and singer Tashan Kapene has been crowned Miss Earth New Zealand 2019 by Jzayla Hughey at the Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre, Mt Wellington, Auckland. Tashan will represent New Zealand at the 19th edition of Miss Earth beauty contest, where Nguyen Phuong of Vietnam will crown her successor. The beauty queen took to Instagram and wrote, “#Day1 of being Miss Earth New Zealand 2019 and it really has not processed through me as of yet. Today we spent the day celebrating morning service for church, had lunch and then headed off for dinner on the viaduct at @headquarters. So delicious ✅”. Her another post read as, “An unreal dream come true. I get to represent our beautiful country NEW ZEALAND doing things I love and am highly passionate about 🌏✈️🇳🇿 exciting things ahead. Sydney next week yay”. Tashan is 19-year-old and hails from Mount Maunganui. She lives in Maraetai. While Tashan Kapene won the Miss Earth New Zealand 2019 beauty pageant, Aashna Saxena was sashed as Miss Air New Zealand 2019, Simran Madan became Miss Water New Zealand 2019 and Charlotte Chapman-Kete was adjudged as Miss Fire New Zealand 2019. (All Photos: Instagram)

Model, actor and singer Tashan Kapene has been crowned Miss Earth New Zealand 2019 by Jzayla Hughey at the Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre, Mt Wellington, Auckland. Tashan will represent New Zealand at the 19th edition of Miss Earth beauty contest, where Nguyen Phuong of Vietnam will crown her successor. The beauty queen took to Instagram and wrote, “#Day1 of being Miss Earth New Zealand 2019 and it really has not processed through me as of yet. Today we spent the day celebrating morning service for church, had lunch and then headed off for dinner on the viaduct at @headquarters. So delicious ✅”. Her another post read as, “An unreal dream come true. I get to represent our beautiful country NEW ZEALAND doing things I love and am highly passionate about 🌏✈️🇳🇿 exciting things ahead. Sydney next week yay”. Tashan is 19-year-old and hails from Mount Maunganui. She lives in Maraetai. While Tashan Kapene won the Miss Earth New Zealand 2019 beauty pageant, Aashna Saxena was sashed as Miss Air New Zealand 2019, Simran Madan became Miss Water New Zealand 2019 and Charlotte Chapman-Kete was adjudged as Miss Fire New Zealand 2019. (All Photos: Instagram)